Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-08
INTEREST IN THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE BILL.
Nominations Confirmed - More
Money Wanted for Internal Rev
enue Officials-G General Notes.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO The RrooRD-usros.

calendar and passed the following bills
To settle and adjust claims of any State for
expenses incurred by it in defense of the
United States; appropriating $4,000 for
the widow and daughter of Erskine s.
Allen, formerly Master of the armory at
Springfield and inventor of the Springfield
breeeh-loadiDg rife. .musket, in compensa-
t1on tor the use of the invention by the
Government
MIR. Gallon then stated that while he
would like to have the discussion under
the interstate commerce bill continued to-
Gay, he was informed by four Senators who
desired TO speak upon it that they were not
prepared to so on to-day. He therefore
proposed that the Senate would go to other
business. He wishes it understood. how
ever that Immediately after the morning
business on Monday be would ask the
Senate to proceed with the interstate COM
merce bill. and would on Wednesday ask
the Senate to remain in session until the
bill was disposed Of
Beck inquired of Evarts as to the bill to
prevent members of Congress acting as at
torneys for subsidized railroads, and sug-
Sested that II be taken up after the inter
state commerce bill. Eyarts said that
would suit
Mcpherson presented an amendment to
the interstate commerce bill, which he said
he would offer when it came up. 1t was
ordered printed
After an executive session the Senate ad-
joUrned until Monday.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
private calendar.
At the evening session the House pass ed
forty-two pension bills, including one
granting $50 per month 10 the widow of
General Durbin Ward. Adjourned.
HELP, cAsH-Us, OR WE SINK.
A communication from the Commits
Sioner of Internal Revenue was TO- day
transmitted by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to the House, requesting an immediate
additional appropriation of $50 900 for
salaries and expenses of Collectors of In
ternal Revenue for the current fiscal year
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors to-day took up the river and har-
Dor appropriation bill and made a few
changes in the original draft.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Indian Affairs to-day
decided 10 report favorably to the House
several measures, including the Senate bill
to authorize the purchase of a tract of land
near Salem, Or, for an Indian training
school, and the House bill granting right
OF way to Fort Billings. Clarks Fork and
Cook City Railroad through the Crow In
dian Reservation in Montana.
THE CONSTITUTION CENTENNIAL.
The following Californians have been ap-
pointed members of the Board to promote
the one hundredth anniversary of the Con-
stitution of the United States and the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery of
America by Columbus, by the establish
ment of a permanent exhibition of the
three Americas in this city Governor Geo.
Stoneman, II. L. Dodge, President of the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Germain, President of the Les An
geles Produce Exchange Z. i. Stern.
President of the Los Angeles Board of
Trade, and o. NJ. Lawrence, Secretary of
the Los Angeles Board of Trade.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
These combinations were announced to-
day Postmasters-Wm N. Moore, Rose
burg, Oregon; F. B. Cess, Boise City, Idaho;
John NJ Logan, Seattle. Washington Ter
ritory; VIM. Wilson, ChadroD, Nebraska
Isaac B. Miller, Creighton Nebraska
Michael H. Cavanaugb, Indianola. Ne
braska. A. Z. Lewis, of Pennsylvania,
Deputy Fifth Auditor of the Treasury De-
partment: l. n. Buford, of Mississippi,
Deputy Fourth Auditor o. i. Searle, Re-
ceiver of Public Moneys at Salina, Kansas
S. NJ Palmer, Register of the Land Office,
Salina, Kansas, and a long list of army
promotions.
CALIFORNIA CASE.
Senator Williams called upon Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Miller this
morning in relation to the case of the
Fresno Vineyard Company, of California.
Fire destroyed the property of the COM
pany, including 200 gallons of grape
brandy gauged, but which had not entered
into consumption. The loss by the fire
was $4,000, and the insurance was S25, 900.
The company objected to paying the tax
on the brandy destroyed as it had not en-
tered into consumption. The Commissioners
saw the Justice of Williams claim for re-
mttance Of the tax, and the case has been
remanded to the Collector of Revenue of
that district for investigation.
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.
WAsHISeToN, January 7th.-In the secret
session of the Senate to-day the Mexican
reciprocity treaty, which has long been
waiting action by the House, was brought
mp on proposition from the Committee on
Foreign Relations to extend the time within
which the required action might be taken.
The proposition, which was in the nature
u
Congressional action must be taken to May,
1888, was brought TO a vote and carried.
This is The second extension of time in
connection with this treaty.
GENERAL NOTES.
A statutory survey has been ordered on
the United States steamer Hartford, at San
Francisco. The Board of Survey will con-
sist of Captain Byron Wilson, Assistant
Naval Constructor Fessler and the Master
Workman of the Mare Island yard.
The death of Senator Logan makes re
arrangement of committees necessary. Sen
ator Hawley, the new Chairman OF the
Committee on Civil Service ana !; ketrench- re, g
ment will succeed General Sewall as Chair
man of the Library Committee, and Senator
Stanford will become General Hawley'
successor as Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Service aud Retrenchment.
Committees and delegations representing
railroad interests are arriving daily TO OPP
nose the interstate commerce bill This
morning a delegation from Boston appeared
at the Capitol 10 join the other opponents
of the bill in working against 1t.
THE HoLD-ovER QUESTION
WASHINGTON. January Iih.-Senator Ed.
munds. in referring to-day to the political
situation in California, and the question OF
the right of the hold-over Senators to re-
tain their seats. said - Ny opinion | do
not esteem of particular value, inasnueh
as anv man who can intelligently read the
Constitution of California could not hold q
different view Notwithstanding Senator
Fdmunds' confidence in the accuracy OF his
Interpretation OF the State Constitution, the
general impression here is that the Legisla-
lure last elected viii choose the next Sena-
tor, and that if any contest of title TO the
seat is made Il must be before the United
States Senate. The idea is gaining ground
from mail advices received from California
that Hearst cannot be elected Senator: II
is conceded, though, that if he should be
beaten he will name the lucky man.
Germany in 1856
Germany IN March prolonged the anti
Socialist law; continued the aggressive
nolicv against the Poles in Posen, expelling